Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Worsham College of Mortuary Science

Wheeling, Illinois·Private for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·worsham.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
—
Total enrollment
183
peer median 181
Avg net price
$26,781
-$284 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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About

Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private institution located in Wheeling, Illinois, specializing in mortuary science education. It was founded in 1911 and offers both campus and online associate degree programs, emphasizing practical and theoretical training in the field.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
25
25 candidates competed
Admitted
23
92.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
16
69.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
74%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

45.5pp gap
Pell recipients
100%8 of 8
Non-Pell (all)
55%6 of 11
No Federal Aid
55%6 of 11

Pell recipients here graduate at a 45.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+78.5%
$62,143 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
26%
$15,333 debt · $60,198 earn
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
24%
$14,929 debt · $62,143 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Accredited since 1962Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 8

  1. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  2. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  3. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  4. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  5. Apr 2020Approved for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,162
$30–48k$27,245
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,781
-$283vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $27,065
Federal loans
88.8%
In-state tuition
$20,500
Out-of-state
$20,500

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 132 students received $780K in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
132
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$780K
$779,699 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
303 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$606K
139 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$911K
160 loan awards
Parent PLUS$43K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 49 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
49
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.0%
2017
8.0%
2018
5.3%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Worsham

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

71 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
71100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
183
12-mo unduplicated
343
Undergraduate
343
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
24%81
Women
76%262

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.0%
Black
14.8%
Hispanic
12.0%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 187 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Worsham vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Worsham selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectWorsham College of Mortuary Science
    		74%—183$26,781Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
    		——305$19,564Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
    		——8,504$13,367Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Culinary Institute Inc
    		——316$30,428Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Delta College of Arts & Technology
    		——326$19,789Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Douglas Education Center
    		——178$27,348Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    FINE Mortuary College
    		—76.5%185$27,385Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
    		——15$19,404Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
    		—68.2%70$24,783Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Louisiana Culinary Institute
    		—37.5%77$28,869Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    MediaTech Institute-Dallas
    		——217$18,873Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    MediaTech Institute-Houston
    		——62$16,906Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Miami Media School
    		—100.0%28$29,429Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
    		—42.8%251$48,620Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    San Francisco Film School
    		——127$32,354Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Theatre of Arts
    		—100.0%10$32,663Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median74%72.3%181$27,065

    Institutions like Worsham

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Worsham's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Worsham College of Mortuary Science

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Worsham.

    What is the graduation rate at Worsham College of Mortuary Science?

    Worsham College of Mortuary Science reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Worsham College of Mortuary Science?

    Worsham College of Mortuary Science reports a total enrollment of 183 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Worsham College of Mortuary Science?

    The average net price at Worsham College of Mortuary Science is $26,781 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Worsham College of Mortuary Science?

    Worsham College of Mortuary Science's yield rate is 69.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Worsham College of Mortuary Science located?

    Worsham College of Mortuary Science is located in Wheeling, Illinois 60090-2646.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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